Animal Planet low down?

[The Snark]

You people ranting reminds me of a friend of a friend and her husband. They were exploring a cave when some of these testosterone mutants moved in with shovels and yeehaws. The mutants expounded at great length how the cave was used by some migratory mammals. Apparently their excavation, in part a thinly disguised beer bash and weekend camp out, unearthed some bones in the process of destroying much of the cave floor. When the couple strongly objected to the disturbance, red neck sheriffs escorted them off the site.
The woman? A Dr. of Paleobiology. Her husband a professor of paleogeology. They were there in fact to survey the cave and were in the process of bringing in ground penetration radar to analyze the sedimentary layers in what was believed to be a prime undisturbed mesolithic site.

Re Bob Grill: "Like I said there are dumb people of all ages in every generation. I'm really tired of people picking on my generation exclusively and making it seem like only we do stupid things... "
But this discounts a modern generation and their replacement of the use of the prefrontal lobes during the formative years with television and cognitive development coming out of toy stores and hand held devices that beep. At least previous generations had some interaction with the real world around them. The opposable thumbs are now used primarily to grasp tablets and cellphones.

 

[Perentie]

Animal planet is trash, so is most television. If someone could make me a gif of the scene where "turtleman" gets spit in his face by a llama, pm me

 

[BobGrill]

You people ranting reminds me of a friend of a friend and her husband. They were exploring a cave when some of these testosterone mutants moved in with shovels and yeehaws. The mutants expounded at great length how the cave was used by some migratory mammals. Apparently their excavation, in part a thinly disguised beer bash and weekend camp out, unearthed some bones in the process of destroying much of the cave floor. When the couple strongly objected to the disturbance, red neck sheriffs escorted them off the site.
The woman? A Dr. of Paleobiology. Her husband a professor of paleogeology. They were there in fact to survey the cave and were in the process of bringing in ground penetration radar to analyze the sedimentary layers in what was believed to be a prime undisturbed mesolithic site.

Re Bob Grill: "Like I said there are dumb people of all ages in every generation. I'm really tired of people picking on my generation exclusively and making it seem like only we do stupid things... "
But this discounts a modern generation and their replacement of the use of the prefrontal lobes during the formative years with television and cognitive development coming out of toy stores and hand held devices that beep. At least previous generations had some interaction with the real world around them. The opposable thumbs are now used primarily to grasp tablets and cellphones.

To each their own my friend. I have hope for our generation.

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[The Snark]

To each their own my friend. I have hope for our generation.

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(CHUCKLE!) You don't have a choice! It's either hope or you are a serious proponent and fan of entropy.

 

[Introvertebrate]

I wish we would have had tablets, cellphones, and more than 3 TV channels in my day. It would have made childhood more bearable.

 

[CitizenNumber9]

and people are proud to be considered a redneck

Being a redneck didn't used to be a bad thing. I hate every single last show, especially Call of the Wildman, that has people thinking that the term "redneck" means some idiot hick that doesn't know the difference between his anal cavity and a hole in the ground. For me, a redneck is someone who doesn't mind getting their hands dirty and doing a hard days work to put food on the table. It's someone who'd rather go huntin' and fishin' than buying their meat from the store. Are there rednecks that are dummer than a sack of potatoes? Absolutely. Those just so happen to be the ones that reality tv producers think are worth showing.

America, the land of god before science FACTS

Actually viper, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but God is no longer a large part of this country like He used to be. I have a friend who got her Bible taken away during SILENT READING TIME and when they went to the principle and the school board about it, they were all on the side of the teacher. In the same school, there is a no-hat or head covering policy yet the girl who has to wear a head dress for her religion isn't bothered. Why is that? Because people in this country don't care about God or religion, it's all about who they are "allowed" to offend and since Christianity just so happens to be our "national religion", it is the one that gets picked on. Even if you happen to he an atheist, you must realize that most religious teachings are about love, hope, good deeds, etc, which this country NEEDS.

End of rant.

PS: Honey Booboo's mom looks like that one guy from The Office, I forgot his name.

 

[BobGrill]

This is going bad...

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[viper69]

Actually viper, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but God is no longer a large part of this country like He used to be. I have a friend who got her Bible taken away during SILENT READING TIME and when they went to the principle and the school board about it, they were all on the side of the teacher. In the same school, there is a no-hat or head covering policy yet the girl who has to wear a head dress for her religion isn't bothered. Why is that? Because people in this country don't care about God or religion, it's all about who they are "allowed" to offend and since Christianity just so happens to be our "national religion", it is the one that gets picked on. Even if you happen to he an atheist, you must realize that most religious teachings are about love, hope, good deeds, etc, which this country NEEDS.

End of rant.

If you think religion is not a large part of this country, you should read the news. You'd read about how creationists (ie RELIGIOUS people) are ALWAYS trying to force their religious beliefs (not facts, not a single one of them can be proven true by the scientific method) down the throats of children in SCIENCE textbooks. How these same people have been trying to introduce religion into a SCIENCE class!! That Bible shouldn't have been taken away at all..THAT was STUPID and WRONG from what you describe.

You think Christianity is the "poor us, look how we are treated" religion????? WOW, if so, you are nuts on this topic...and drinking too much Conservative Republican Kool-Aid.

If you watch the news or even read it, MAYBE, just MAYBE you have noticed how many religious groups and individuals/leaders in the USA have historically been gay bashing likening it to bestiality, denying them equal rights on marriage. Saying gay marriage threatens heterosexual lives. Are they so worried that some gay person is going to hit on them, I DOUBT it, and if they are, so what..be happy that someone found you attractive just on your looks because there are PLENTY of people that will tell a person how truly disgusting they look physically. How very Christian indeed.

And maybe you have heard how all those same Christian nut jobs think that their beliefs on abortion should be everyone else's too!! If you don't want to have abortion, I could give a crap because it's your body, your life, it doesn't affect me directly. But how dare they tell another person and try to FORCE other women and couples to live how they "should" be living. I wonder how many of those people would change their beliefs for a moment if their 12 yr old daughter, or wife or mother was raped. Some wouldn't at all no doubt, but some would without doubt. My good friend is one of those "nut jobs", she wouldn't change her mind regardless, we talk about this frequently. Her only saving grace on this issue is doesn't believe her beliefs are for everyone else. I still love her, even though she's "crazy"

Yeah, those anti-abortion people are real Americans all right, flushing Freedom down the toilet, and real Christians..SURE they are.. There's no such thing as "to each their own" w/those yahoos.

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This is going bad...

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Nah, there's nothing wrong with healthy discussion

 

[The Snark]

Actually viper, I'm not sure if you've noticed, but God is no longer a large part of this country like He used to be.

I'll swallow that one when the laws in the US founded upon middle ages European Christian extremist mentality, (thousands upon thousands of laws, basically promoting Christian thinking, promotion of Christian families and Christian values, and protecting people from themselves) are removed from the books. When Christian mentality is entirely removed from science as the house science committee and rational logical responsible thinking is always placed first and foremost instead of pie in the sky child molesters telling you what to think and how to live. When proper established medical practices promoting the health and well being of the individual always come before religious dogmas. When Roe vs Wade isn't fighting for it's life and the specter of coat hanger and back alley abortions is no longer a concern.

 

[BobGrill]

I'll swallow that one when the laws in the US founded upon middle ages European Christian extremist mentality, (thousands upon thousands of laws, basically promoting Christian thinking, promotion of Christian families and Christian values, and protecting people from themselves) are removed from the books. When Christian mentality is entirely removed from science as the house science committee and rational logical responsible thinking is always placed first and foremost instead of pie in the sky child molesters telling you what to think and how to live. When proper established medical practices promoting the health and well being of the individual always come before religious dogmas. When Roe vs Wade isn't fighting for it's life and the specter of coat hanger and back alley abortions is no longer a concern.

Looks like we hit a sensitive spot here


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[The Snark]

Looks like we hit a sensitive spot here


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One nation under god... In god we trust.... What part of indoctrination is so hard to comprehend? I'll decide what master I'm meekly subservient to, thank you very much.

Subservient: very willing or too willing to obey someone else, to accept or obey without question.

 

[CitizenNumber9]

Looks like we hit a sensitive spot here


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And unfortunately I have absolutely no idea how to respond without either sounding like I have nothing to back up my beliefs/opinion or starting some long, drawn out battle that has absolutely nothing to do with the forums or original post. Not to mention that neither party is going to change the opinion of the other, so I just let it drop.

 

[BobGrill]

One nation under god... In god we trust.... What part of indoctrination is so hard to comprehend? I'll decide what master I'm meekly subservient to, thank you very much.

Tell this to the church not to me.

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[The Snark]

Which church? Christian? Fox News? Present day Animal Planet et al media panderers to the masses? The fact of the matter is, if you aren't actively questioning, challenging, or rejecting these paradigms, as Animal Planet has become, you are subservient. This is what Socrates was so bent out of shape about.

 

[BobGrill]

Which church? Christian? Fox News? Present day Animal Planet et al media panderers to the masses? The fact of the matter is, if you aren't actively questioning, challenging, or rejecting these paradigms, as Animal Planet has become, you are subservient. This is what Socrates was so bent out of shape about.

You seem to be the one getting all bent out of shape. Otherwise you wouldn't have to go on these long drawn out tangents.

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[Tarantuloid]

I used to LOVE watching Animal Planet, especially shows like "The Most Extreme" because it highlighted neat facts about animals and made it interesting. I can forgive shows like "Too Cute," I just can't stand all the reality shows now.

Please correct me if I'm wrong because they play this channel at work (I work at a pet lodge) and I'll see bits and pieces, but what does Treehouse Masters and Wild West Alaska have to do with animals?

 

[ShredderEmp]

I see nothing wrong with Treehouse Masters. Unless of course his wood comes from deforested areas like the rainforest. Then I would be against the show.

 

[McGuiverstein]

I don't quite understand how we went from animal abuse allegations to a discussion about religion, but where do the Nazis come in??

Sidenote: It's always nice when instigators stop in for a quick jab at someone to rile them up, and contribute nothing of value to the conversation. Then these same individual(s) proceed to call others out for the same thing in other threads. How wonderfully hypocritical.

And as far as religion and mass indoctrination are concerned, I am in complete agreement with Snark. Religion is not a topic I want to get into, so I'll leave it at that. Practicing EXTREME self control to avoid addressing a delightfully naive comment from the previous page. I think it's deserving of an e-patontheback.

 

[BobGrill]

I don't even understand the point of snark's rant towards me considering I'm not even a member of any religious group.

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[RzezniksRunAway]

I have a hard time watching Animal Planet for the two shows I actually like on there. I will admit to getting drawn into the "Worlds cuddliest cutest puppy dogs playing with kittens" BS they have on frequently, but they're puppies.

I love River Monsters. I love the local folklore aspect of it, and that it doesn't mock any of the locals for believing in a monster. I love large, predatory fish. I also love insanely detailed tributary specific tanks. Jeremy Wade is also on my list of people it is acceptable to cheat on my boyfriend with (a joke list, FYI) that also includes Danny Trejo and Johnny Rzeznik from the Goo Goo Dolls before the plastic surgery.


I also watch Whale Wars.


McGuiverstein, a story about Nazis. When I was a senior in HS, one of our art teachers started losing her mind a bit. She was convinced all art projects were racist or involved the Nazis in some way. It became a game to see how far she could leap to make a connection to it. Our cafeteria wasn't very large, and we made a plan to have our friend Kyle walk in on the opposite side from where we were sitting. She was the lunch monitor standing about 20 feet away from where he would enter. Another friend stood up, waved his arm and yelled "SAY KYLE" to see a reaction. 5 people immediately taken to the office in the middle of lunch for trying to get a friend to sit with us. As far as I know she's still teaching, how, I'm not sure.

It's not as fantastical as connecting the Godlessness (almost typed Goldlessness) of the US with Abortion and an underground bunker built by the Templars on command of Hitler, but it's a testament to how far people will reach for a connection when there really isn't one.